Swiss National Bank to Double 2014 Payments to Government

ZURICH—Switzerland’s central bank said late Friday that it will double its 2014 payments to the country’s federal and regional governments to 2 billion Swiss francs ($2.17 billion), but indicated its decision to abandon a cap on the country’s currency could jeopardize its payments this year.

Earlier in January, the Swiss National Bank had said it would resume customary payments to the Swiss federal government and the country’s 26 cantons, which are similar to U.S. states, after it made a profit of 38 billion Swiss francs in...